Happy New Year 2013!

Happy New Year 2013!

Yes, I know that I haven't been written much blog posts this past year 2012. Yet, I can't promise for this year either. Yet, I do want to write more and to encourage you all in every way too.

Mainly, I do want to encourage you all to live your life for Christ this year all the more which is very important goal too.

Have you started your Daily Bible Reading Plan yet? If not, I would encourage you all to start this with the Lord's help. You can't do this without His help. There are many Daily Bible Reading plan out there. I have been doing this for numbers of years, but I am planning to start a whole different Bible plan for this year, so that I can focus more in His Word instead just reading through it. My plan is to focus on the book of Romans which is one of my favorite books in the Bible. Just a bite size, I just did Romans 1:1-7, this morning and will focus more through out the day and this week too. There isn't any set scripture reading schedule per day like regular Daily Bible Reading plan or checklist plan, but it is to fully focus on it as I move along in His Word.

Last year, 2012, with the Lord's help, I have read 49 books a year which is more than I expected to read. My goal is that I do hope to read at least 36 books this year (3 books a month) with His help. The truth is that I mostly read theological books. This past summer, I did read number of fictions, and that is why I had read 49 books this year. I am on Goodreads online too. I am a slow reader too, and I prefer to dig and dig as I read through theological books. If I am reading fiction, I will speed read through that book with enjoyment.

This past summer, a wonderful friend blessed me with Kindle Touch. I am so thankful for this and love it and taken it with me everywhere I go.  It is a great investment to have and a great gift to give someone that loves to read all the time. I was able to download a lot of wonderful free e-books and almost nothing to the cost to buy some great e-books. If you are on a limit budget to buy books, I would encourage you all to get an Kindle to read, and you will be amazed how much you can save by owning your very own Kindle.

There are number of Kindle that you can get. As for me, I love my Kindle Touch and wouldn't trade that in for Kindle Paperwhite, or Kindle Fire, or whatever Kindle out there. I didn't want another computer screen to read books from. I love e-ink on Kindle Touch which came out before Paperwhite did. Later, I did compared my Kindle Touch with  Kindle Paperwhite. I prefer e-ink over Paperwhite. You will have to pick out whatever that will works the best for you. Please do go to Staples or whatever store that does carry Kindle or Nooks or other e-book reader and compare them before you buy them online through Amazon or somewhere else.

Please do subscribe to get Gospel e-books email. You can find a lot of free e-books or almost no cost e-books through Gospel e-books. FYI, I  just gotten one free e-book that is Abortion: A Rational Look at An Emotional Issue by R.C. Sproul which is special today only.

Does your church have a church's library? If not, you can help them to get that started. Talk to your pastor about this. Yes, I started Christ Baptist Church's Library in the beginning of 2012 from no book to 35 books as of right now, and more books are on the way too. I can't wait to get them when they do come.  No Library budget! No problem! That is not problem, and don't worry about that! We didn't have any library budget either. How can I get the books without a budget? Here is a great news, you can start entering the books giveaway contest like I did, and that is how I keep winning them. Today, I just won another one. If you follow me on Twitter or on Facebook, you can keep up with me whatever books giveaway contest out there that I have enter and enter them. We can't win every one of them, but we can at least win some of them. I haven't yet win any Tim Challies' Free Friday yet, but one of these days when I will win them, and I will shout from the roof top when I do win them. Yes, there are a lot of books giveaway contest out there, but there are some which is no-no to enter to win them. You will have to judge whether to enter the contest or not.  Yes, I would encourage you all to start a church's library. FYI, I used Library Thing online for Church Library to keep record what books that we do have. It is free up to 200 books then one time lifetime fee which is like $25 for lifetime I think or that might have changed since then.

Here are the list of books that I had read last year, 2012:

1.       All of Grace by C. H. Spurgeon

2.       Taste and See by John Piper

3.       The Murder of Jesus

4.       Delivered by Desire by Daryl Wingerd

5.       Why God Gave Us a Book by Gene Edward Veith

6.       How to Study the Bible by John MacArthur

7.       Fifty Reasons Why Jesus Came to Die by John Piper

8.       Respectable Sins by Jerry Bridges

9.       Discussion Guide Respectable Sins by Stephen Sorenson

10.   God Has a Wonderful Plan for Your Life by Ray Comfort

11.   Tortured for Christ by Richard Wurmbrand

12.   Dug Down Deep by Joshua Harris

13.   Revolution in World Missions by K.P. Yohannan

14.   Get Wisdom 23 Lessons for Children about Living for Jesus by Ruth Younts

15.   The Visitation by Frank Peretti

16.   Poems by C.S. Lewis

17.   Monster by Frank Peretti

18.   Hangman's Curse (The Veritas Project) by Frank Peretti

19.   Nightmare Academy (The veritas Project) by Frank Peretti

20.   ProLife Answers to ProChoice Arguments by Rany Alcorn

21.   The Dwelling Place by Elizabeth Musser

22.   The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis

23.   The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis 24.   The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis 25.   Prince Caspian By C.S. Lewis 26.   The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis 27.   The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis 28.   The Last Battle by C.S. Lewis 29.   Lord Foulgrin’s Letters by Randy Alcorn 30.   Choosing Gratitude by Nancy Leigh DeMoss 31.   No Longer A Slumdog by K.P. Yohannan 32.   Weight of a Flame by Simonetta Carr 33.   What is a Healthy Church Member? By Thabiti M. Anyabwile 34.   Heaven by Randy Alcorn 35.   Modest by RW Glenn and Tim Challies (Cruciform) (e-book in my Kindle Touch)

36.   A GodWard Life by John Piper

37.   The Glory of Christ by John Owen 38.   What is the Gospel? By Bryan Chapell (TGC) 39.   The Apostle: The Life of Paul by John Pollock (e-book in my Kindle Touch) 40.   The Explicit Gospel by Matt Chandler 41.   How Then Should We Think by Julian M. Motley 42.   Grace Abounding by John Bunyan (e-book in my Kindle Touch) 43.   Awaiting Savior by Aaron Armstrong (e-book in my Kindle Touch) 44.   Gospel by J D Greear 45.   Cruciform: Living the Cross-Shaped Life by Jimmy Davis (e-book in my Kindle) 46.   Lies Women Believe by Nancy Leigh DeMoss  47.   Good News of Great Joy by John Piper (e-book in my Kindle Touch) 48.   The Christ of Christmas: Readings for Advent by Calvin Miller (e-book in my Kindle Touch) 49.   Innocent Blood by John Ensor (e-book in my Kindle Touch)

I do have a lot to learn and to do this year. I am looking forward for that in every way! Let us live our life for Christ all the more.

Hungry to eat His Word,
'Guerite ~ BoldLion

Credo Magazine Online!

I had to share with you all a wonderful free online Credo Magazine. You will have to go to their website and see it for yourself. I know that I am learning a lot from them and also they do have great giveaways contest that you can enter into.

Hungry to eat His Word,
'Guerite ~ BoldLion

Massive Book Giveaway by Servants of Grace!

I had been reading wonderful new blogs last year, and I have learn a lot. I did like to share with you this special blog that is Servants of Grace! I had won a book from that that is Jesus + Nothing = Everything by Tullian Tchividjian. This is a wonderful great book to read too.

Now, Servants of Grace are having Massive Book Giveaway contest for us to enter into that.  Please read this and go to their blog for more detail how to enter into their contest. I just copy pasted what books that they are giving away. You will have until Tuesday January 31^st at 3pm MST to enter. The winner will be announced at 4pm MST on January 31^st.

For this giveaway, there are eleven books available, and there will be eleven winners one book for each winner. The books available are Family Shepherds: Calling and Equipping Men to Lead Their Homes, Gospel Wakefulness,  Lit!: A Christian Guide to Reading Books, Loving the Way Jesus Loves, The Explicit Gospel (Forthcoming in April from Matt Chandler and Jared Wilson), The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God, Defending Inerrancy: Affirming the Accuracy of Scripture for a New Generation, God’s Will: Finding Guidance for Everyday Decisions,  Mere Apologetics: How to Help Seekers and Skeptics Find Faith, What Do You Think of Me? Why Do I Care?: Answers to the Big Questions of Life, and Marriage Matters: Extraordinary Change Through Ordinary Moments. [Updated: Four Views on the Spectrum of Evangelicalism (Counterpoints: Bible and Theology), Historical Theology: An Introduction to Christian Doctrine, Forever: Why You Can’t Live Without It, and For Calvinism.]

I am looking forward to win more books for me and for Christ Baptist Church of Wilson Library too. I recently started Christ Baptist Church Library when I won the other books contest from another wonderful blog website.

If you are friend of mine on the Facebook, you would see that I recommend a lot of wonderful posts or blogs for you to read. I am also on the Twitter too and on Google+.

Hungry to eat His Word,

'Guerite ~ BoldLion

Boundless Summer Challenge!

I just want to share with you that I am attending into Boundless Summer Challenge that is through Focus on the Family. I do hope to win $500 gift certified to Apple Store instead of getting iPad which I don't want to get. I more likely to get iPod Touch to replace my Palm Pilot T-E which is out of date. I am so thankful for my wonderful Palm Pilot T-E. I wouldn't know what to do without it.

I would encourage you all to be praying for me as I am attending this wonderful challenge. This challenge is a month long challenge. Also if you are my friend on the facebook, please click "Like" on my note and challenge me and pray for me as I am going through all this. Thank you! We all need to encourage one another in every way for Christ.

Hungry to eat His Word,
'Guerite ~ BoldLion

Added on: I just post all the notes that was on the facebook notes into Notes! for this blog.

Scandalous by D.A. Carson

Tonight, I had started reading Scandalous by D.A. Carson this time with color pen, highlighter, notebook paper, and Bible of course. I went back to the beginning of it again because I reading it when I was having my lunch break at work but without the tools that I needed.

Back in March, I had won this book through Allen Mickle, Jr.'s blog. Thank you, Allen Mickle, Jr.

So tonight, I had my dinner date with D.A. Carson "by reading his book and not him in person" and Scandalous. Yes, I did read the copyright page which I always do. I wrote "OUCH!", when I learned the translation that D. A. Carson was using. He was using NIV and not ESV. Then I had to reminded myself that D.A. Carson had approved of TNIV or go to another link, and another link. Again OUCH! Here is the link that is against TNIV. I am against TNIV too. I am not trying to put down D.A. Carson over his use of translation.

On the other hand, Scandalous was published by Crossway this year and also the publisher of ESV "English Standard Version". My thought was, "Why did Crossway allowed NIV and not using ESV?". I thought that was very odd. Although, nothing wrong with NIV. I am so thankful that they didn't use TNIV. I am not against NIV, nor I am not anti-NIV. But still I thought that it is very odd.

In spite of the fact that NIV translation is being uses in this book, I have already had enjoy and learning from this book, Scandalous. I am on page 20 now. I still have a long way to go. It is a interesting book so far.

The truth is that I am not crazy or am not intoxicated about NIV. I am crazy and intoxicated about ESV because it is word for word translation. The reason why I am not crazy about NIV, because NIV is a combination of word for word and thought for thought.

Lord willing, I will write a book review about this and will give you the other godly book review links about this book as well.

Hungry to eat His Word,
'Guerite ~ BoldLion

Win a copy of What Is the Gospel?

I want to encourage you all to go to this link: What Is the Gospel? and try to win a copy of this wonderful book. I just enter into this contest and looking forward to win one.

We all do need to learn and understand correctly how to explain What is the Gospel to others.

Hungry to eat His Word,
'Guerite ~ BoldLion

Celebrating the ESV App! Win an iPod Touch!

Here I am to enter into this contest! This will be tricky for me since I don't tweet. I also don't listen to whatever gadgets is out there since I am deaf but oral educated. I can't lipread on whatever gadgets. But I love ESV and would love to get one of those ESV app and to win iPod Touch! I do have an old Palm Pilot T-E (not T-E2). I do have 12 Bible translations on it along with Bible Dictionary and other commentaries. I do have ESV Study Bible to down load onto my Palm Pilot, but my Window Vista can't download it since Palm Pilot is obsolete according to them. OUCH! I will need something more up to date like iPod Touch which I can't afford to buy.

Why do I want a ESV or other Bible Translations on iPod? I am always hungry to eat His Word. Let go to Jeremiah 15:16 NASB'77: Thy words were found and I ate them, And Thy words became to me a joy and the delight of my heart; For I have been called by Thy name, O Lord God of hosts. (I had memorize this NASB'77 translation before I got my first ESV in the fall of '06 and fell in love with ESV. I still love my NASB'77.)

Every time, I am away from home, I only take with me is my ESV and whatever book that I am currently reading and my Palm Pilot. There are times that I need to look up in other translations, or in commentary, or Study Bible Note to study "eat" His Word.

Please do spread the word out there in order to win this wonderful contest. I do hope, Lord willing that I will win one of these.

Hungry to eat His Word,
'Guerite ~ BoldLion

Christian Book Note Giveaway!

I am writing this blog to let you know about Christian Book Notes giveaway. Please go to Christian Book Notes and learn more about their giveaway which they do every Wednesday. This time is Words from the Fire by R. Albert Mohler, Jr. that they are giving away.

I am sure this will be a wonderful book to win. I would encourage you all to be part of this too. I would love to win this book too!

Hungry to eat His Word,
'Guerite ~ BoldLion

2010 Book Give-a-Way! By Allen Mickle, Jr.

I learned about this blog from Crossway Post on the Facebook. Wow! Another wonderful contest to win free books. I love the chances to enter into contest to win free books and other things too.

The name of his blog is Working out Salvation With Fear and Trembling. I don't know much about Allen Mickle, Jr. yet but am thankful for this wonderful new blog from me to read and learned a lot from him and enter into the contest.

I just subscribed to get his email for update of his blog. I am also following him on the facebook. I also did added his blog link on my sidebar. You can see an update on my blog. I don't do Twitter yet, Lord willing one of these day when I can afford to get one.

Please do check out about this wonderful contest 2010 Book Give-A-Way!

BookWorm for Christ and Hungry to eat His Word,
'Guerite ~ BoldLion

Free Books from Kingdom People!

I just want to share with you all about a wonderful website that is Kingdom People! I had been reading their blogs over for one year and love it. They are having a contest that is Kingdom People Christmas Giveaway! I just enter into their contest.

I am looking forward to win this contest from them. It is a lot better than no books at all. What a wonderful way to give away books including ESV Study Bible! Everyone should get ESV Study Bible. I do have one. I wish that I can afford to give everyone an ESV Study Bible.

Hungry to eat His Word,
'Guerite ~ BoldLion

Free books from Blazing Center!

I just want to share with you all about a wonderful website that is Blazing Center! I had been reading their blogs for over one year and love it. They are having contest that is The 2010 Books Giveaway Extravaganza. I just enter into their contest.

I know that one of my wonderful friend within the church family had won one of the books from them early this year or late last year.

I am looking forward to win a book from them, and it is a lot better than no book to win.

The Lord is so good.

Hungry to eat His Word,
'Guerite ~ BoldLion

PS. I can't find a spell check option on this like it had been there before. OUCH! I got to have spell check option. (I found the problem and fix it but the new one doesn't have that spell check option and the old ones does. OUCH!)

Win a Free J.C. Ryle Commentary Set

If you want to win this Free J.C. Ryle Commentary Set, please click on that link.

I had really enjoy reading J.C. Ryle's blur or comment.

Hungry to eat His Word,
'Guerite ~ BoldLion

Just 5 Books!

I am writing this blog because of two blogs in my Pastor Justin's blog. One of my wonderful friends, Lisa asked Justin by email a question: "I'm still wresting with book choices. If you only had five non-scholarly/non-commentary books with you during the next three years what would you choose?"

It is about what 5 books to take oversea with you when you will be away for 3 years or longer on away from home trip. Read both of his blog:
Just 5 Books
Book Giveaway: Just 5 Books

I am so thankful for the computer technology nowadays because we do have access to a lot of things online just as Bible online and many more. ESV Study Bible is online, and all of John Piper's books are online. I do hope that all of his books is online. Although, I prefer to read it in book form, and I can be content to have it online instead of book form. That would be a real challenge for me.

Among my 5 books and in addition taking my Bible, I would be taking my ESV Bible which I need to eat daily. We all need to be eating His Word daily!

First of all, I would rather take books what would help me to witness to other or to understand their belief or their doctrine. This isn't easy to list what books to take with me if I am going oversea for mission trip for 3 years.

1) Bible Doctrine by Wayne Grudem. I am currently reading this one. Great book to have and helpful when you come across with someone with different view or doctrine.

2) Twenty Basics Every Christian Should Know by Elliot Grudem and his dad, Wayne.(That is available in Kindle edition) This would help me as I educated a new believer for Christ. I haven't read this book yet. I would love to get this.

3) The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism by Timothy Keller. I haven't read this one, but I do believe this will help me in witnessing to other and to understand their struggle with belief.

4) Respectable Sins: Confronting the Sins We Tolerate by Jerry Bridges. I need this for me and to be able use it for His Glory. I don't have this book or haven't read it yet.

5) Growing in God's Spirit by Jonathan Edwards. I haven't read that and want to be continuing to be growing in God's Spirit. Also thought this would also help me to minister to other to come to grow in Him.

Beside all this: I would get Dictionary from Franklin that does have other languages in electronic form that I can learn from. This would be better than a book form and easy to carry it every where. I do have this one from them.

Now, since I wouldn't be able to take all the books or Bible with me oversea. I would include Palm Pilot, or i-Pod, or Blackberry, or Kindle. That way I can have more books that I want to read from. Although, I do prefer in book form instead of that electronic stuff. Yes, I would be taking digital camera with me. I don't have one though. Also I would be taking my lap top computer! I don't have that one but do have a desk top one.

I want to encourage you all to enter into the contest to win a free book from Justin.

Hungry to eat His Word,
'Guerite ~ BoldLion